Temperley is a district in

Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires ( es, Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area ( es, Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adj ...

, Argentina, located in the south of

Lomas de Zamora Partido Lomas de Zamora is a '' partido'' (district) of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration. It has an area of and a population of 613,192 (), the second-most populous partido in the Greater Bueno ...

History

In 1854 the industrial and textile merchant

George Temperley George Temperley (1823–1900) was an English landowner, founder of the Argentine city Temperley. Biography George Temperley was born in Newcastle, England, son of John Askew Temperley and Margaret Allison, belonging to a family of Durham. He ...

(born in 1823 in

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) bought from the Marenco brothers 51 hectares between the present streets of Dorrego, Almirante Brown, Eva Perón and Lavalle, and built a country house there. On October 16, 1870, Temperley set aside land from his extensive property for the establishment of a community, and participated in the building of both the original Lomas de Zamora City Hall and the Temperley railway station, one of the largest in

. In 1965 the town of Temperley was granted ''ciudad'' status by the Provincial Legislature.

Origin of the name

It was George Temperley who helped to create Lomas de Zamora Partido and who made possible the foundation of the town of Temperley.

Important places

Founded on November 1, 1912, Club Atlético Temperley is the football club for the Cities of Temperley and Turdera.

Gallery

File:Estación Temperley 2.jpg, Temperley Station, c.1905 File:Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Piedad - Temperley, Argentina.jpg, Parish Our Lady of Mercy of Temperley File:Iglesia Presbiteriana San Andres, Temperley.jpg, St. Andrew´s Presbyterian Church File:Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa Temperley Argentina 2.jpg, Russian Orthodox Church of Temperley File:Esquina Tomás Espora & Avellaneda, Temperley.jpg, Corner of the streets Espora and Avellaneda, Temperley File:Temperley, Villa Grampa 04.jpg, old house of Temperley (Villa Grampa) File:Temperley, Villa Grampa 05.jpg, Villa Grampa File:Armonio Mason & Hamlin 01.jpg,

Mason & Hamlin Mason & Hamlin is a piano manufacturer based in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1854, they also manufactured a large number of pump organs during the 19th century. History 19th century Mason & Hamlin was founded in Boston, Massachusett ...

organ (Villa Grampa) File:J31 535 Bf Temperley, Abstellgruppe.jpg,

General Roca Railway The General Roca Railway (FCGR) (native name: Ferrocarril General Roca) is a broad gauge railway in Argentina which runs from Constitución station in Buenos Aires to the south of the country through the provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, ...

File:J31 545 Bf Temperley, A 703.jpg, cargo train of General Roca Railway

External links

TemperleyWeb

Temperley's Comercial Guide

Club Atlético Temperley
{{Authority control Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1870 Lomas de Zamora Partido Cities in Argentina 1870 establishments in Argentina